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Weather in Riceboro, Georgia

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riceboro, GA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:39 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
85%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Riceboro, GA
Hour by hour · 24h
70°
10p
67°
11p
65°
12a
64°
1a
63°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
57°
6a
57°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
67°
10a
71°
11a
73°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
81°
3p
83°
4p
80°
5p
77°
6p
76°
7p
73°
8p
68°
9p
L 57°H 83°
Riceboro, GA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Foggy
    86°57°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    88°69°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    86°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    86°65°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    13%
    91°67°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    15%
    90°69°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    42%
    88°69°
Riceboro, GA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · backing 168°
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 15 @ 9:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 168° from the ese.
Riceboro, GA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · rising · 30.05 inHg
Now
1017.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Riceboro, GA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
8.7 μg/m³
PM 10
11.4 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
91.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Riceboro, GA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:02 AM
Sunrise
6:28 AM
Daylight
13h 48m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
12:44 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Riceboro, GA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:42 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Riceboro, GA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riceboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Riceboro

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.